Question

Can someone help me with this please!

Answer 1

Answer:

Maybe 24 ft.......................????

Answer 2

Answer:

24 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve this with a proportion.

$\frac{Height}{Shadow}=\frac{Height}{Shadow}\\\frac{Height}{12}=\frac{2}{1}\\Height=\frac{2}{1}(12)\\Height = 24$

Therefore, the height of the sailboat is 24 feet.